Category: 8-Slide Guide

Resources for R&D, Pre-Commercial/Demo, Commercial Phases: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting the Bioeconomy

May 11, 2020 | Jim Lane

If you missed the DigestConnect webinar last week, check out the slide guides from Bill Hagy’s presentation on what federal programs and resources are available for biofuels, biopower, biochemicals and biobased products throughout all stage levels from research and development to commercial. These include Small Business Administration programs, USDA and DOE programs, and more.

EU Bioeconomy Strategy Implementation: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to the European Bioeconomy and Green Deal

May 11, 2020 | Jim Lane

Last week, The Digest reported on the European Bioeconomy Alliance’s position on the EU Green Deal but here is a visual slide guide on what the EUBA’s key policy messages are for the forthcoming Green Deal, the current state of play on the implementation of the EU bioeconomy strategy, key features of the updated strategy, what a […]

Changing with the Times: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste’s Renewable Products

May 10, 2020 | Jim Lane

Regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic, Neste’s just released Q1 financials show a solid start to the year and good results despite margin pressure. But how? Adaptation. Flexibility. Innovation. Efficiency. Neste’s renewable products segment led the way with a record-high production volume. Sure, there was high volatility in feedstock prices, especially with vegetable oil and animal fat […]

Jet Fuel, Isooctane Gasoline, Ethanol and Isobutanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo’s Low Carbon Drop-In Transportation Fuels

May 7, 2020 | Jim Lane

Gevo’s business strategy is to secure off take agreements for jet fuel and isooctane striking a price that gives attractive returns for project financing for large scale build out of capacity. But how? How will they build out IBA, jet and isooctane with project financing? How will they license their technology to establish large production facilities […]

Policy Action Needed to Advance SAF, Even During Covid-19: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy in U.S.

May 6, 2020 | admin

Aviation’s current reliance on fossil fuels, its expected continued growth rate following the COVID-19 pandemic, the service lifespan of aircraft, and the lack of nonliquid fuel alternatives make it a challenging sector to decarbonize, especially compared with ground transportation, according to the Atlantic Council’s latest report. However, there is an opportunity to invigorate Sustainable Aviation […]

Biobased Active Molecules, Rare Microorganisms, and Cutting-Edge Biotech Platform: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Deinove’s Bioactives, Microorganisms, and Antibiotics

May 5, 2020 | Jim Lane

From bioinformatics, fermentation, genetic engineering and more, Deinove is looking at active molecules in a variety of ways from conception to production. Check out this insightful Slide Guide on how their lead generation platform is creating unique molecules from rare and extremophilic microorganisms, their development of next-generation anti-infectives to fight antimicrobial resistance, the formation of innovative […]

Converting Ethanol Plants to Alternative Protein Production: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to White Dog Lab’s Microbiome-Derived Proteins

May 4, 2020 | Jim Lane

The Digest reported yesterday how White Dog Labs is giving a glimmer of hope to the ethanol industry by being able to convert ethanol production into alternative protein production thanks to their microbiome-derived biotech – and in just 9 months. Their offtake agreement with Cargill is the latest but check out their Slide Guide, created exclusively for The Digest, […]

USDA’s BioPreferred Program and Opportunities for a Green Recovery: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to the 2020 Green Recovery

May 3, 2020 | Jim Lane

During last week’s DigestConnect webinar, Kate Lewis from USDA’s BioPreferred Program shared this slide guide on how there is a refresh going on with biobased products driven largely by Millennials, the growth in intermediates even now, benefits of the USDA certified biobased product label and opportunities for the green recovery in 2020 – even with COVID-19 […]

Can Techno-Economic Models and Environmental Impact Analysis Help You?: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Techno-Economic Modeling for Bioprocess Tech

April 30, 2020 | Jim Lane

During last week’s DigestConnect discussion, Chris Burk from Burk Engineering and Lee Enterprises shared this slide guide on what exactly is techno-economic modeling, why it’s important, how techno-economic models work, how it’s used in real life practice, and a bit about environmental impact analysis. If you missed the DigestConnect webinar, check out these TEA slide guides for […]

Silicon-based DNA Synthesis: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Twist Bioscience’s DNA Writing

April 29, 2020 | Jim Lane

DNA is changing the world. That’s what Twist Biosciences is focusing on with synthetic DNA being the future of chemicals, food, therapeutics, diagnostics and even data storage. From next-gen sequencing to synthetic biology, Twist Biosciences envisions a huge expanding market of about $2.3 billion, and their TWIST Silicon Platform can make 9,600 genes, or up to […]

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